Account Executive

About the role:

Are you a driven deal-closer with a passion for winning and helping clients achieve real outcomes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environment where your performance directly fuels your success? At 8am, we’re growing fast and looking for an Account Executive to help us capture new mid-market opportunities and accelerate our expansion. This is your chance to work with a collaborative, high-performance sales team, close significant deals, and shape how legal and professional services firms do business.

About us:

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

Why Join Our Sales Team?

• Make a Real Impact: You'll work with small to mid-sized law firms, showing them how AffiniPay’s suite of products can transform their business operations.
• Uncapped Earnings: With a results-driven comp plan, you control your income. Top performers are rewarded generously.
• Career Growth: We promote from within and invest in our people through mentorship, continuous learning, and a transparent career ladder.
• Winning Culture: Join a collaborative, high-performing team that pushes boundaries, celebrates wins, and supports each other’s growth.

What you'll do:

• Own and manage the full sales cycle for mid-market clients — from prospecting and discovery to demo, proposal, negotiation, and close
• Build pipeline through outbound outreach, inbound lead follow-up, and referrals
• Deeply understand client challenges and align them with the value of AffiniPay’s industry-leading solutions
• Deliver high-impact product demos and business case proposals to decision-makers
• Negotiate sound financial agreements which are solid business solutions for our software solutions and our clients
• Accurately forecast and track sales activity in Salesforce; meet or exceed monthly/quarterly/annual revenue goals

About You:

• 3+ years of full-cycle closing experience, preferably in SaaS sales to mid-market or larger accounts
• Demonstrated track record of meeting and exceeding quota
• Consultative, solutions-focused selling style with the ability to influence and educate buyers
• Self-starter with strong business acumen, confidence in deal strategy, and comfort navigating complex orgs
• Competitive edge, but also a true team player who shares best practices and lifts others up
• Proficiency in Salesforce; experience with tools like Gong or Outreach is a plus
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Bonus Points:

• Experience in legal tech, fintech, or selling into professional services verticals
• Familiarity with value-selling frameworks (e.g., Sandler, MEDDIC)
  
  

Additional Information: 

Estimated on-target earnings (OTE): $140,000-$170,000. This role includes uncapped commission, giving you the opportunity to exceed your earnings potential based on performance. The salary range for performing this role outside of the US / Austin / California may differ. 8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.  This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

Why 8am 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Here’s how we support our 8Team:

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

At 8am, we don’t just offer benefits—we create an environment where people can thrive, grow, and make a real impact every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Security advisory

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.